Lane Community College’s Titans baseball team capped off an outstanding season with a second-place finish at the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Championships. Their postseason run began after they placed second in the Southern Region, earned the opportunity to host the Super Regionals on campus, and defeated Bellevue College to advance to the NWAC Championship Tournament in Longview, Washington.
Once there, the Titans kept the momentum going, winning their first three games to reach the championship game, and ultimately finishing second after a hard-fought matchup with host Lower Columbia College. That finish marks the program’s best result in over 20 years, since winning the NWAC championship in 2004. This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication of Head Coach Josh Blunt, his assistant coaches, and the student-athletes.
Director of Athletics Greg Sheley said the team’s success reflects “what happens when Lane invests in its students.” The college’s Athletics program emphasizes academic success, personal growth, community support, career development, and athletic excellence, and its investment in a new turf baseball field, supported by the bond passed in May 2020, is helping set the stage for a strong future for LCC Baseball.
Go Titans!
(Photo credit to Daniel Acosta)
Lane Community College educates over 17,000 students annually at six locations across Lane County and online. Students and alumni from all 50 states and 79 countries create more than an $816.2 million dollar impact on the local economy, helping to support more than 9,700 local jobs. Lane provides affordable, quality, professional technical and college transfer programs; business development and employee training; academic, language and life skills development; and lifelong personal development and enrichment courses